Union township, Fulton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (71% naturalized citizens)
| Union township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
75% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1035
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 65
- South: 32
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 431
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 22
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 149 (13 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (25.2%)
- Irish (19.5%)
- English (15.4%)
- United States or American (14.7%)
- Swedish (6.3%)
- European (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Brazil (57%)
- Canada (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 435 (79%)
- Carpooled: 73 (13%)
- Walked: 16 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 25 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
98.6% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,154- In family households: 1,014 (281 male householders, 61 female householders)
260 spouses, 357 children (327 natural, 19 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 13 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 140 (34 male householders (30 living alone)), 88 female householders (79 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 150 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 12 2-persons, 1 6-persons,
179 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (21 men, 47 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |